Recycling Scavenger Hunt
Since most of the free world seems to be jumping on the “Go Green” charge, maybe there’s a way we can educate our kids on this while still having a little fun. Children love scavenger hunts, so why not combine the two by organizing a “Recycling Scavenger Hunt”? Sound crazy? Well, that just may be, considering I just escaped from a mental institution. But please hear me out!
I think the major reason that a lot of us DON’T recycle is because we’re not sure which items can actually BE recycled; I just don’t think it’s pure laziness.
So we could write out twenty or so clues on index cards that describe the objects. For example, if the item to find happens to be a container for a gallon of milk, we could put “Moo!” on the card, while providing a little fact to go along with it; something about how many tons of waste go into landfills each year due to just throwing things away. Use your judgment with this, of course: we don’t want our kids to get freaked out and WORRIED about recycling, just educated. And taught the value of it.
There are many, many items that you could put on this list, and you don’t necessarily have to limit it to what’s in your household; go for a walk on Recycling Day, and see if anyone can spot objects in your neighbor’s recycling bins.
One other slice of knowledge you may gain from the outSIDE excursion will be your realization of how much your neighbor’s drink! Beer bottles galore! But don’t judge them; they’re only trying to save the environment.
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